An enclave is a small area within a larger area of a city or country in which people of a different nationality or culture live.

A forlorn person is lonely because he has been abandoned; a forlorn home has been deserted.

A garrulous person talks a lot, especially about unimportant things.

If someone is impassive it means that she is not showing any emotion.

If you are incommunicado you are out of touch, unable to be communicated with, or in an isolated situation.

An introvert is one who primarily prefers being by himself instead of hanging out with others socially.

An irascible person becomes angry very easily.

A laconic person uses very few words to say something.

If you describe someone as loquacious you mean that he talks too much.

Someone who is morose is unhappy, bad-tempered, and unwilling to talk very much.

A recluse is someone who chooses to live alone and deliberately avoids other people.

Someone who is reserved is quiet, self-controlled, and keeps his thoughts mostly to himself.

People who are reticent are unwilling to share information, especially about themselves, their thoughts, or their feelings.

Someone who is saturnine is looking miserable and sad, sometimes in a threatening or unfriendly way.

Seclusion is the act of being closed off from society as a whole and moving into isolation or solitude.

A taciturn person is quiet or silent by nature.

When you refer to someone as a troglodyte, you disapprove of him because he tends to be lacking in social skills and is out of step with current times.

If you say someone is voluble, you mean that he can speak easily about something and his speech flows; voluble people also tend to be very chatty.

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Adj.

gregarious

gri-GAIR-ee-uhs

Context

The gregarious, outgoing musician loved to talk to his audience after a performance. He shook hands, laughed, met old friends, and generally behaved in a friendly, welcoming, and gregarious way. His social or gregarious nature was well-known and drew more people to hear the music. Music lovers admired the skill of his performance on stage, but they also enjoyed his kind, sociable, and gregarious welcome face to face.

Memory Hook

Greg, Gary, & Us We are such a gregarious group, Greg, Gary, and us.

Examples

Gregariousness is always the refuge of mediocrities, whether they swear by Soloviev or Kant or Marx. Only individuals seek the truth, and they shun those whose sole concern is not the truth.
— Boris Pasternak

People who love sales often are gregarious and garrulous, but that gets in the way when they like to hear the sound of their own voice more than that of their customers'.
—USA Today

A gregarious academic before he ascended to the bench, he believes deeply in the British common-law tradition that judges keep a low public profile.
—Newsweek

A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that acting extroverted — being talkative, adventurous, and assertive — has a positive effect on mood, even if you're not gregarious by nature.
—Men's Health

Word Ingredients

A gregarious person is highly social because he “has the nature” of “flocking” with others.

Word Theater

Finding Vivian Maier Street photographers need to be gregarious to find the best shots.

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